美國眾議院議長佩洛西會晤敘利亞總統(tǒng)

US House Speaker Pelosi Meets Syrian President
    The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has assured her he is willing to hold peace talks with Israel. Pelosi met Wednesday in Damascus with Mr. Assad -- despite President Bush's criticism of the visit. Pelosi says she delivered a message from Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to Mr. Assad that Israel was ready for talks.
    Tuesday, President Bush said meetings with President Assad lead Syria to believe it is part of the mainstream. Mr. Bush said Syria is sponsoring terrorism by allowing foreign fighters into Iraq.
    But Pelosi has said it is important to hold a dialogue with Syria. Pelosi -- a Democrat from California -- is the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Syria in years.
    美國眾議院議長南希.佩洛西說，敘利亞總統(tǒng)阿薩德向她承諾愿意和以色列舉行和平會談。盡管布什總統(tǒng)批評佩羅西這次訪問，但是佩洛西星期三還是在大馬士革會晤了阿薩德。佩洛西說，她向阿薩德總統(tǒng)轉達了以色列總理奧爾默特愿意談判的信息。
    布什總統(tǒng)星期二表示，同阿薩德的會晤使敘利亞認為自己是主流社會的組成部分。布什說，敘利亞允許外籍武裝人員進入伊拉克是在支持恐怖主義。
    不過佩洛西表示，重要的是和敘利亞進行對話。來自加州的民主黨議員佩洛西是近年來到訪敘利亞的級別美國官員。